Stacking the Shelves

You know how I said last week there was a bookalanche? Well, it seems to have… set off another? Plus I got some review copies. And I joined a new library. At least I read quite a lot too?!

Books to review:

Between being a fan of Ada Palmer’s work with Sassafrass and Jo’s praise, I couldn’t resist picking up the latter, and I’ve seen so much enthusiasm about Passenger, so I thought I’d give it a try. And Demon Road, well, the hardback from the library is a beast so glad to have the ebook. Thanks Tor, Hachette and HarperCollins!

Library books:

Grabbed the Stiefvater books since it’s the first time I’ve seen them both on the shelves, and I don’t know when I’ll next swing by that library. The Alastair Reynolds books are for my epic reread with my sister; we’re starting with Century Rain, which is the book we both started with way back when (and the book which got my sister to read again after years of refusing). A Natural History of Dragons is for a reread and Saturn’s Children because I don’t feel like reading in ebook lately. The other two I was just randomly curious about.

Books bought:

Um. My only excuse is that some of these were secondhand and thus very cheap or free, and then the novellas were from my partner via our Valentine’s Day agreement (for me: £10 ish for books, no questions asked, each month; for her: at least one nap, no pouting allowed, each month). You can see four distinctive sections — romance novels, fantasy novellas, Alastair Reynolds, and kickass ladies in comics. And then an Ilona Andrews one tacked on that I almost forgot to list.

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22 Responses to “Stacking the Shelves”

OK that is quite a pile! I find that if I deprive myself of books for a while, when the willpower crumbles, it goes big time and takes a while to get plugged! A bit like a crumbling dam I guess! I just can’t seem to stop finding new books-I have about 100 still to be added to tbr but I’m doing it as I add them to each STS so I can pretend things are under control…!

That’s exactly it! I’m catching up with three months of not buying! Hopefully I’m done for now, though — my TBR just ballooned! And oh, wow, at least your acquisitive tendencies make me feel better: I’m totally going to tell my family your totals to make them feel better about mine!

I love the phrase Bookalanche! It’s perfect! You had a great haul this week. I hope you enjoy your books this week! I loved Passenger, but quite a few people didn’t like it at all. I think it one of those you either hate it or you love it books, but I loved it and hope you do to!

I really want to get my hands on A Natural History of Dragons. I’ve heard the images in the book are fabulous. I’m behind on my Ilona Andrews. Only two books. I’ve been hording them for a rainy day when nothing grabs my interest. I’m curious to see what you think about Maggie Stiefvater’s books.

Whoa this is huge! I really want to read The Raven Boys. I still haven’t read the series! I know I need to but I really want to have the books in physical form. I hope you enjoy this great haul!Genesis @ Latte Nights Reviews recently posted…Weekly Latte Rewind ~ 3.12.2016 | eARC Haul Edition!

Wow, amazing haul! And hey, I can’t resist good deals and cheap books either, so no need to explain to me 😉

I also recently got an ARC of Too Like the Lightning, but I’ve never read her books before. Hearing that you’re a fan makes me optimistic I’ll like her too, since many of your reviews and ratings resonate with me!

I haven’t read anything by Ada Palmer, but I know her work on Norse mythology in the Sundown song cycle Sassafrass did. Amazing interpretations of the stories and subtleties in putting together the story. Between that and Jo’s recommendation, I’m hopeful!

Oh this is a great haul! I just picked up The Passenger in audio… and I didn’t realize Watch the Wall My Darling was being re-released! I am going to have to pick that up for one of my Throwback Thursday posts! And I love love love the Kate Daniels series. Hope you enjoy!Bambi’s StSBambi Unbridled recently posted…Audiobook Review: Phantom Evil by Heather Graham

Wow, that is a beast of a book haul! I think it would take me the better part of a year to read that much. I LOVE the Raven Boys series by Maggie Stiefvater. I can’t wait until The Raven King comes out in April. Have a wonderful week.